Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 1 Sedcote Road, Enfield, EN3 4RQ
Planning appeal 3336715 at Land Adjacent to 1 Sedcote Road, Enfield, EN3 4RQ (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to means of access to it.
to build a single-storey residential dwelling with 1 bedroom for up to 2 people
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- EN3 4RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to means of access to it
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating legal rights of access over the land between the appeal site and public highway, combined with uncertainty about the impact on existing shared driveway arrangements, means the proposed dwelling cannot provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants in terms of means of access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4Policy D5Policy D6Policy D12Core Policy 4Core Policy 25Core Policy 30Policy DMD 8Policy DMD 9Policy DMD 45Policy DMD 47Policy DMD 48
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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